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LAND ROLLER. No.269,581. Patented De0.26,1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM P. JONES, OF ARCADE, NEW YORK.

LAND-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 269,581, dated December 26, 1882.

' Application filed October 3, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. J ONES, a citizen of the. United States, residing at Arcade, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Land-Rollers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to sectional land-rollers; and it consists in the construction of the parts attached thereto, as hereinafter set forth.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and illustrate theinvention.

Figure l is a plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is an end elevation; and Fig.3 is a section across the frame and shaft, taken between two rollers.

Similar letters of'reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A A are the rollers, which are mounted upon the shaft a, which is sufliciently smaller than the bore in the rollers to insure an easy motion thereon and give facility in turning, &c.' The ends of theshaft or loose axle a are supported in bearings 01, secured upon the end pieces, B, of the frame. The axle is not attached to either therollers, the frame, or the bearings, but is loose in them all, and is held in place by the gravity-buttons b fitting down against either end.

The frame is composed of the end pieces,-

.required or desirable for proper driving.

justably between the front pieces, B B by having the proper bend in its stem to ride over the piece B and catch under the rod B*,which is placed between the said cross-pieces B B By this construction the seat a can be moved along from one end to the other, as may be The frame at the rear has the two end pieces, B B, joined by the rod 12 upon which the handle F works loosely, so that it may be slid from end to end. To the rod b is pivoted the scraper b which is operated by the handle F, bearing with its lower limb,f, upon the said scraper.

The handle F may be moved along from one end to the other as the seat is moved, so as to always be in reach of the driver as he sits upon the seat.

The usual tongue, 0, is provided for the device.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the sliding seat 0, of

the rod 0 secured to the rear of the rollerframe, pivoted scraper b and movable handle F, capable of being moved along on the rod 11 so as to bein reach of the seat as it is moved one way or the other, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM P. JONES. Witnesses: J. R. DRAKE, E. P. CARTER. 

